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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rank was Ishmael given at the end of Chapter 14?

2. What did the boys wear in Chapter 13?

3. How long did it take the boys to withdraw from the drugs in Chapter 16?

4. What village were Ishmael and the others taken to in Chapter 13?

5. In Chapter 14, how many boys were picked for a killing demonstration?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Esther and Leslie took Ishmael and Alhaji to the city for Ishmael's examination, what presents were bought for the boys?

2. What would the boys and soldiers do in Chapter 14 if they ran out of food, drugs, ammunition, and gasoline?

3. How was Ishmael's foot injured?

4. How did Ishmael describe a place he called a very peculiar village?

5. How did Ishmael become a spokesman for Bennin Home?

6. What was it like in Yele when the boys first arrived?

7. How did the boys act as their war memories began to return?

8. How did the boys get cash in Chapters 16-18?

9. What happened in January 1996?

10. In Chapter 10, what was one of the most unsettling things about Ishmael's journey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ishmael was tormented by memories of war. Why was Ishmael tormented by the memories, and how did he finally deal with them?

Essay Topic 2

The boys went to Kamator because Gibrilla's aunt was there. Why did they stay?

Essay Topic 3

Ishmael's father had a statement that there was hope for a better day if someone was still alive. What did Ishmael's father mean when he said that there was hope if you were still alive?

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